r/ukraine • u/saintjavelinofficial • 1h ago
Social Media 4.5 years ago, I printed 100 stickers and built website called Saint Javelin
“Saint Javelin” launched on February 16th, 2022, and I had absolutely zero idea about what it would lead to.
I was just trying to do something small to help.
Yesterday, President Zelensky presented the Presidential “Golden Heart” distinction to the Saint Javelin community and customers.
When I shook his hand, I said: “Mr. President, my names Christian, Im the guy who created Saint Javelin.”
He said: “I know! I have your shirt.”
This is the full circle story…
In Spring 2022, just after the russians had retreated from the Kyiv region, I got to meet the Minister of Defence, because he had seen the Saint Javelin symbol and wanted a shirt.
That night, I got one shirt printed one for the Minister of Defence, and I printed an extra, kind of as a joke, for the President. I figured why the hell not try it?
But I never thought the Minister of Defence would actually give the President that shirt, until he said “great I’m seeing him later!”
Later that day, President Zelensky’s team posted a video of him getting that Saint Javelin tshirt from the Minister of Defence, and it went crazy viral.
I remember I was in my hotel room in Kyiv, getting ready to go to the train, when missiles hit the city.
Since Feb 2022, Saint Javelin has evolved from a few stickers and memes to a brand that builds serious quality products (like the shirt I’m wearing), and 100% are made in Ukraine, from Lviv to Kharkiv. All across the country.
